[Federal Register: June 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 105)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29602]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
9 CFR Parts 317, 318, and 381
[Docket No. 97-076N]
RIN 0583-AC50
Irradiation of Meat and Meat Products
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reopening the
comment period for the proposed rulemaking, ``Irradiation of Meat and
Meat Products,'' which closed on April 26, 1999, in response to the
great interest in this proposal. (64 FR 9089, February 24, 1999). The
comment period will be reopened to include comments received from April
27, 1999, until 15 days after the date of publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send one original and two copies of written comments to:
FSIS Docket #97-076P, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Room 102, 300 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D., Director,
Regulation Development and Analysis Division, Office of Policy, Program
Development, and Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (202) 720-5627.
Done in Washington, DC on: May 26, 1999.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-13933 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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